Jony
A diminutive form of the name Jonathan, derived from the Hebrew meaning "Yahweh has given".
Name Census estimates that about 263 living Americans carry the first name Jony. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jony today is around 21 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jony births was 2009 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jony. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
263
~ 1 in 1,303,248 Americans
Peak year
2009
16 babies that year
Average age
21
years old
2023 SSA rank
#9,307
Tracked since 1962
Census
Jony in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 985 people with the first name Jony, which placed it at #12,585 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#12,585
National first-name rank
People counted
985
985 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
67.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jony
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jony is Hispanic at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jony described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jony at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino67.8% · 668
- White14.9% · 147
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.2% · 91
- Black or African American6.1% · 60
- Two or more races1.6% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
Popularity
Jony: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jony from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 106 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jony by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jony during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jonys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jony
The name Jony is a variant of the Hebrew name Jonah, which means "dove" or "peaceful". It has its origins in the Old Testament, where Jonah was a prophet who was swallowed by a whale or a great fish. The Book of Jonah in the Hebrew Bible recounts his story.
The name Jony first appeared in medieval Europe, particularly in Spain and Portugal, where it was influenced by the Arabic name Yunus, which is also derived from the Hebrew name Jonah. During the Middle Ages, the name was used by both Christians and Jews in the Iberian Peninsula.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jony can be found in the 13th century, when a Jewish scholar named Jony ben Abraham lived in Barcelona, Spain. He was known for his contributions to the study of the Talmud and Jewish law.
In the 14th century, a famous Italian painter named Jony di Buoninsegna was active in Siena, Italy. He is known for his frescoes and altarpieces, which were influenced by the Byzantine and Gothic styles of the time.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure named Jony Andrés lived in Spain in the 16th century. He was a poet and playwright who wrote several works in Spanish, including comedies and religious plays.
In the 18th century, a French musician and composer named Jony Rousseau was active in Paris. He composed operas and ballets, and his works were performed at the Royal Academy of Music in Paris.
Another notable figure with the name Jony was Jony Appleseed, an American pioneer and nurseryman who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is renowned for introducing apple trees to large parts of the American Midwest and for his commitment to conservation and environmentalism.
People
Jony + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jony as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jony: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jony?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 263 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jony going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,303,248 US residents.
Is Jony a common name?
We classify Jony as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 268 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jony most popular?
The single biggest year for Jony was 2009, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jony is about 21 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jony in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 985 people with the name Jony, or 0.33 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,585 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jony in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jony?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jony leans strongly male. 885 people counted with this name were male (90.1%), compared with 97 female bearers (9.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jony?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jony is Hispanic at 67.8%. The next largest groups are White (14.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jony most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jony in the 2020 Census, accounting for 67.8% (668 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jony in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jony a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jony in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jony still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jony in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jony can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jony?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.